Quick Recap & Final Jeopardy – March 31, 2016

Today’s contestants:

Laura Mogul, an executive director from Port Washington, NY

Fariha Ali, an attorney from Wellesley, MA

Todd Giese, a hotel front desk manager from New Orleans, LA (2-day total: $52,402)

Have you ever wondered how many auditions it takes some contestants to get on Jeopardy? Check out this infographic!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Todd $11,000
Laura $11,000
Fariha $10,400

Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Since 1998 this actress has received 7 Oscar nominations, the most earned after age 60 by any performer

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Dame Judi Dench? (Fariha said Meryl Streep, Laura said Katherine Hepburn)[/spoiler]

Fariha 10400 – 9798 = 602
Laura 11000 – 11000 = 0
Todd 11000 + 11000 = 22000 (3-day total: $74,402)

Those nominations were for Mrs. Brown (remember, the nomination came in calendar year 1998 for the 1997 film), Shakespeare In Love, Chocolat, Iris, Mrs Henderson Presents, Notes on a Scandal, and Philomena.

We have had SO MANY near misses on the first-ever tiebreaker as of late. It’s got to come soon! Meanwhile, I’ll add Todd to the ToC Tracker tomorrow morning!

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

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